Meadows Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Meadows (5201) is a suburb of Adelaide, Adelaide Hills, South Australia. It is about 32 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Meadows is in the federal electorate of Mayo.

In the 2011 census the population of Meadows was 1,225 and is comprised of approximately 50.4% females and 49.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Meadows is 40 years of age.

83.7% of people living in the suburb of Meadows were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.4% England, 1.2% Scotland, 1.1% Germany, 0.7% Italy, 0.6% New Zealand, 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Vietnam, 0.2% Malaysia, 0.2% India, 0.2% Canada, 0.2% Netherlands, 0.2% Philippines.

94.0% of people living in Meadows speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.0% Other, 0.8% German, 0.7% Italian, 0.2% Cantonese, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Tagalog, 0.2% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Meadows is 35.0% No religion, 15.9% Uniting Church, 12.5% Catholic, 11.7% Anglican, 10.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.2% Lutheran, 2.9% Baptist, 1.9% Christian, nfd, 1.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 0.8% Buddhism.

52.4% of people are married, 31.0% have never married and 11.0% are divorced and 3.5% are separated. There are 22 widowed people living in Meadows.

52.5% of the people living in Meadows over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 39.0% are working on a part time basis. Meadows has an unemployment rate of 2.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Meadows are 18.8% Technicians & trades workers, 16.1% Managers, 14.1% Professionals, 12.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.9% Labourers, 11.8% Community & personal service workers, 6.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.6% Sales workers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Meadows work in are 13.2% Health care and social assistance, 11.9% Construction, 10.6% Retail trade, 10.2% Manufacturing, 7.2% Education and training, 7.0% Public administration and safety, 6.6% Accommodation and food services, 6.0% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 5.2% Professional, scientific and technical services.

31.1% of homes are fully owned, and 52.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 14.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $643 per week and the median household income is $1256 per week.

The median rent in Meadows is $240 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1421 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Meadows postcode 5201